New Zealand has what is known as a "free association" relationship with the Cook Islands, and helps the latter with defence ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who is on his first official visit to China, said the Cook Islands had not been transparent ...

New Zealand has halted funding to the Cook Islands over what it considers the small Pacific nation's deepening ties with ...

There are around 15,000 Cook Islanders living in their own nation, but as many as 100,000 live in New Zealand and Australia. Culturally, Cook Islands Māori, who make up the majority of the ...

New Zealand has abruptly halted nearly $NZ20 million ($US11 million) in funding to the Cook Islands in retaliation for a partnership agreement the tiny Pacific Island nation concluded with China in ...

New Zealand has halted more than $18 million in development assistance to its realm country. But the island's prime minister ...

New Zealand has paused nearly $20m of core sector support funding for the Cook Islands, after its government signed ...

China has been wooing Pacific Island countries with strategic partnership agreements. New Zealand has said it will pause ...

New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the breadth and content of agreements the ...

STORY: New Zealand has suspended millions in budget funding to the Cook Islands over that nation's growing ties with ...

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in budget funding to the Cook Islands, it said on Thursday, as the relationship ...

Helen Clark says the Cook Islands government entered into a strategic partnership with a major power nation - China - without ...